Aunque la tradición de celebrar el día de Acción de Gracias es puramente americana, no se puede negar que éste pasadía ha resultado en la formación de tradiciones únicas a la cultura latina.
También para los Latinos que celebramos “Sangivin” en los Estados Unidos, hay una mezcla de tradiciones que reflejan la unión que hay entre ambas culturas. No importa si lo celebras con pavo o con pernil, verás al final del día que es una ocasión de dar gracias a Dios por todo lo que tenemos, al igual que para dar gracias a nuestros seres queridos por formar parte de nuestras vidas.
¡Y los Latinos, tanto como los americanos, no nos gusta celebrar algo sin comida!
Este año fue muy especial porque fue la primera vez que lo compartimos con otra familia que no era la de nosotros. Son una pareja, la mujer es de Argentina y el esposo es de Grecia, y tienen una hija en la universidad. En la casa se hablan tres idiomas: inglés, español y griego. Y la comida es igual de deliciosamente diversa.
Although celebrating Thanksgiving is purely an American tradition, one can’t deny that this holiday has resulted in the forming of unique traditions in Latino culture.
Also, for Latinos who celebrate “Sangivin” in the United States, there’s a mixture of traditions that reflect the union between both cultures. It doesn’t matter whether you celebrate it with turkey or roast pork, at the end you’ll see that it’s an occasion for giving thanks to God for all that we have, as well as to thank our loved ones for being part of our lives.
And Latinos, like Americans, rarely celebrate anything without food!
This year was particularly special because it was the first time we shared it with another family that wasn’t ours. They are a couple, the wife is from Argentina and the husband is from Greece, and they have a daughter in college. In their home, they speak three languages: English, Spanish and Greek. And the food is just as deliciously diverse.
Cuales tradiciones has adoptado de tu cultura durante las fiestas Navideñas?
What traditions from your culture have you adopted during the holidays?
–Laurita
Yes, so many new traditions from an American tradition. It’s fun to hear what others do. The menu looked awesome!
Great post Laura! The sofrito your mom makes sounds yummy! We bring tamales with the traditional American turkey ,stuffing, sweet potatoes etc My favorite part? The bottle of hot sauce next to the salt n pepper shaker! The Greek avocado looks good, What’s on it?
I don’t really sway away from the american tradition… I figure I eat Mexican food so often that once Thanksgiving rolls around I want to celebrate the foods of that holiday.
Your mom can cook! What a feast.. A big hug !
¡Hola Julie!
Mami is an AWESOME cook, but I should mentioned that the only dishes she prepared for this particular feast were the arroz con gandules y chorizo, and the flan. The rest were prepared by our Greek-Argentinian amigos! Oh yeah– we gave them the avocados that they used to make the guacamole/salad. 😉
Oh man! I should not have read this late at night while hungry. You have me drooling over here. Un abrazo!
Maura….nena, now you know how I feel when I read your blog!! Welcome to my world! Jaja. Buen provecho. 😉
this is so awesome! i like how you brought two completely different cultures together and pulled an amazing looking meal out of it where everyone got to contribute!
Hola Jenny,
It was a team effort! I really just stood around like a pest and took pictures. I was the food paparazzi LOL!
😉
Que bueno se ve todo! Nosotros tambien celebramos Thanksgiving a nuestra manera:
http://perudelights.com/thanksgiving/
Love the mix of cultures which you visualize with wonderful pics. What you highlight at your Thanksgiving/”Sangivin” table represents the best of America: different cultures harmonizing, fellowship, friendship!